Mobile and Baldwin County News
Coverage of Baldwin County schools from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
The Baldwin County school board appointed two assistant superintendents in August 2014, unwinding the executive-principal model and returning the system to a more traditional organization.
The Baldwin County school board chose Rockwell Elementary principal Robbie Owen to serve as interim superintendent once Alan Lee steps down on Nov. 1, easing the district into a search…
Mobile and Baldwin County school officials met with state lawmakers to push for renewed technology funding after years without state support.
Baldwin County's school system reported it was on pace to close fiscal 2014 with a healthy reserve as its one-cent education sales tax brought in slightly more money than the…
Alabama's ninth annual back-to-school sales tax holiday runs Aug. 1-3, offering shoppers savings on clothing, computers, and school supplies.
Orange Beach council set a September referendum on a school tax hike as some residents voiced sharp opposition to breaking from Baldwin County schools.
Thousands of Alabama educators gathered in downtown Mobile for a statewide conference highlighting classroom innovation and rising graduation rates.
High school counselors across Mobile and Baldwin counties nominated top scholars for a regional academic recognition team in 2014.
The Baldwin County school board approved more than $4 million in employee raises and new hires during a June 2014 meeting.
A June 2014 look at Mobile and Baldwin County school news: free lunches for all, an electric car contest, and campus expansion updates.